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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the count talk to Satoko about at Gesshu Monastery in "Chapter 47"?
(a) Kiyoaki.
(b) The emperor and the prince.
(c) Current events.
(d) Her returning home.

2. Why does Kiyoaki's father assure Kiyoaki he can be admitted to Merton College?
(a) Because of his social rank.
(b) Because he knows the dean.
(c) Because his high school teachers went there.
(d) Because they have enough money.

3. In "Chapter 47," what does Kiyoaki's father write to the emperor?
(a) That Kiyoaki is a criminal.
(b) That Kiyoaki is sorry.
(c) That Satoko is insane.
(d) That Satoko is trapped.

4. When does the Imperial Poetry Recitation take place?
(a) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in December.
(b) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in February.
(c) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in January.
(d) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in November.

5. In "Chapter 49", what makes Kiyoaki feel isolated during his spring break?
(a) Having nothing to do.
(b) Not having Satoko.
(c) His parents won't talk to him.
(d) Honda is out of town.

6. How does Tadeshina try to kill herself?
(a) By jumping off a bridge.
(b) With sleeping pills.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Poisoning her food.

7. In "Chapter 31," what makes the Siamese princes drop to their knees?
(a) Two beautiful women.
(b) A Buddha statue.
(c) The trip over a branch.
(d) Their gratitude to Kiyoaki's father.

8. When Honda is let inside the monastery, what is he told to do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Wait.
(c) Hide.
(d) Clean.

9. Why does Kiyoaki decide to walk part way to the monastery in "Chapter 52"?
(a) He doesn't have a rickshaw.
(b) He thinks they will let him in if he's on foot.
(c) Honda took the car that day.
(d) He wants fresh air.

10. What type of trial does Honda watch in court in "Chapter 29"?
(a) A divorce case.
(b) A robbery trial.
(c) A murder trial.
(d) A custody case.

11. How does Kiyoaki respond when his school mates ask about Satoko's called off engagement in "Chapter 48"?
(a) He walks away.
(b) He cries.
(c) He yells at them.
(d) He says little.

12. Why does Kiyoaki refuse to give Tadeshina Satoko's letter in "Chapter 27"?
(a) He is emotionally attached to it.
(b) He wants to use it as blackmail.
(c) Satoko asks for it instead.
(d) Tadeshina forgets to ask for the letter.

13. How long does Dr. Mori stay with Satoko at the Ayakura mansion?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One day.

14. How long is Satoko told she will have to live through ascetic discipline before becoming a nun?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) Six months.

15. Who falls asleep in "Chapter 32"?
(a) Satoko.
(b) Kiyoaki.
(c) Honda.
(d) Chao P.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 34," what does Satoko tell Honda she feels instead of shame about her affair?

2. Why does Kiyoaki fear he can't see Satoko in "Chapter 51"?

3. On the third day at Gesshu Monastery, where do Satoko and Kiyoaki's mothers go?

4. What does the countess talk to Satoko about at Gesshu Monastery in "Chapter 47"?

5. Why does Tadeshina say she was once given the job of finding Satoko a lover?

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